Zig Zag House
The house is configured in three parts that project over a steep sloping site towards mature native vegetation and Horsfield Bay below. The two side parts of the house are rectangular and contain internal space. The middle part is external and includes a partially covered deck which opens to the ground below via a garden courtyard adjacent to the entry. This opening allows native vegetation to grow up and through the suspended structure from the slope below. Steel trusses are visually expressed within the walls of the house to make the triangular lines that give the house its name while also providing the structure required to lightly support the house above the steep topography. Winter sun penetrates deep into the footprint of the building via the central external space and the skylights above the living area which are formed by an extension of the 'zig-zag' structure. Openings are positioned largely to focus inwards to the central area and outwards toward the bay and bush allowing complete privacy with a strong connection to the site.